[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36934-36935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17983]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)) is soliciting comments on the proposed information 
collection for the Housing Improvement Program.

DATES: The agency must receive comments on or before September 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments and suggestions on the requirements to Mrs. 
June Henkel, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Tribal Services, 1849 
C Street, NW, MS-4603-MIB, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone (202) 208-
3667.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the documents contained in 
the information collection request may

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be obtained by contacting Mrs. June Henkel, 202-208-3667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Housing Improvement Program (HIP) Annual Program Performance 
Report, OMB No. 1076-(new) information collection complies with the 
requirements of 25 CFR Part 256, the Housing Improvement Program. The 
information is collected from tribes and BIA agencies and consolidated 
at the area office for the purpose of gathering data to determine the 
number and types of housing assistance provided. The data is also used 
by the administering agency or tribe to review program implementation, 
to benchmark program service population and to identify areas in need 
of additional services. The headquarters office uses the data to 
prepare the annual program budget justification.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

II. Request for Comments

    We specifically request your comments concerning:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the BIA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BIA's estimate of the burden of the 
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and,
    4. How to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.

III. Data

    Title of the Collection of Information: U. S. Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Housing Improvement Program, Annual 
Program Performance Report.
    OMB Number: 1076-(new).
    Affected Entities: Individual members of Indian tribes who are 
living on or near a reservation or in a legislatively mandated service 
area.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 520.
    Estimated Time per Application: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 520 hours.

    Dated: June 22, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-17983 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]
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